Related Searches
Nearby Words
At Arrival www.target.com At Arrival Online. Shop Target.com.
Dictionary.com Free Toolbar Dictionary.com Define Arrive at Instantly. Faster Page Loads With Fewer Ads.
Ads
verb (used without object)
1.
to come to a certain point in the course of travel; reach one's destination: He finally arrived in Rome.
2.
to come to be near or present in time: The moment to act has arrived.
3.
to attain a position of success, power, achievement, fame, or the like: After years of hard work, she has finally arrived in her field.
4.
Archaic. to happen: It arrived that the master had already departed.
verb (used with object)
5.
Obsolete. to reach; come to.
:10
:09
:08
:07
:06
:05
:04
:03
:02
:01
Arrive at
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
6.
arrive at,
a.
to come to a place after traveling; reach.
b.
to attain the objective in a course or process: to arrive at a conclusion.
Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English a(r)riven < Old French a(r)river < Vulgar Latin *arrīpāre to come to land, verbal derivative of Latin ad rīpam to the riverbank; compare river1
1175–1225; Middle English a(r)riven < Old French a(r)river < Vulgar Latin *arrīpāre to come to land, verbal derivative of Latin ad rīpam to the riverbank; compare river1
Related forms
ar·riv·er, noun
un·ar·rived, adjective
un·ar·riv·ing, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To arrive at
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
arrive
c.1200, from O.Fr. ariver "to come to land," from V.L. *arripare "to touch the shore," from L. ad ripam "to the shore," from ad "to" + ripa "shore," with an original meaning of coming ashore after a long voyage. Sense of "to come to a position or state of mind" is from late 14c.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases
arrive at
Reach an objective, as in We arrived at the party right on time, or It took Harry only a few minutes to arrive at a solution. [Early 1500s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
Cite This Source
Word Dynamo By Dictionary.com
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.